Security shouldn't slow you down. SmartClean, our device performance optimizer, intelligently scans and removes digital clutter—including unnecessary junk files, outdated cache data, and unused applications. It frees up valuable disk space and memory, ensuring your device runs at its fastest, most efficient speed. Think of it as a professional tune-up, automatically and routinely keeping your system streamlined for peak performance.
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SmartClean is a macOS optimization and cleaning utility. It enhances system performance, frees up disk space, and keeps your Mac running efficiently.
This feature encompasses two main aspects:
- Machine Monitoring: Focuses on CPU, RAM, and temperature.
- Machine Cleaning: Removes unwanted files and frees up disk space.
The SmartClean feature provides two scanning options:
1. Optimization Scan: Conducts a comprehensive system scan to build a status, and notably updates the amount of junk files that can be deleted.
- After completing an Optimization scan, you may receive various alerts affecting your machine, such as Running Slow or High Temperature.
2. Quick Clean Up: This feature rapidly scans and cleans all files designated for auto-clean within the application's preferences, including Caches, Logs, Downloads, and Trash.
- By default, Quick Clean only cleans caches and log junk file types.
If you experience a CPU or RAM overload, the application alert will direct you to the SmartClean page. From there, you can access the relevant section (CPU or RAM) to review the process and take action.
CPU
The CPU section offers a comprehensive overview of the process consuming the most CPU (Central Processing Unit) on your machine.
Within the accessory view section, you can view:
- Number of System & User apps running
- Number of Active CPU Cores
- Your CPU temperature
- Percentage of CPU Load: System, User running
Within the content view section, you can view the following display, as numbered on the screenshot above:
- List of all running applications and their Child page processes. All system processes are detailed in a sublist
- See the duration each application/process has been running
- View the percentage of CPU load each is utilizing
- With the option to quit specific applications or processes
In the CPU section, you have the option to quit a running process. When you initiate this action, the application will first prompt for your agreement. This crucial step allows you to save any unsaved work or cancel the request, particularly if you are in the middle of saving changes on the selected application.
RAM
This RAM section offers a comprehensive overview of the processes consuming the most RAM (Random Access Memory) on your machine.
Within the accessory view section, you can view the following display, as numbered on the screenshot above:
- Number of RAM Available
- Number of System & User apps running
- Percentage of RAM Load: System & User apps are using
- Percentage of RAM Load: Active, Wired & Compressed is being used
Disk Space Monitor
The Disk Space Monitor section provides a comprehensive overview of your Mac’s capacity and storage usage.
- Within the Accessory Section, you can view:
- Number of Large Files
- Number of Junk Files
- Percentage and number of Internal Storage being used.
- The Content Section allows you to select items for cleaning:
- Large Files
- Junk Files
When Large Files is selected:
- List of all large files available for cleaning.
- View their respective disk space usage.
- With the option to Clean the selected file
When Junk Files is selected, a list of all files available for cleaning will be displayed in two main sections:
- Files to Review Before Cleaning:
- Downloads
- Trash
- Files Safe to Clean:
- Caches
- Logs
Note: You can customize this feature within the application Preferences: Cleanup categories.
- View their respective disk space usage.
- With the option to Clean the selected category, or items for reviewable categories.
App Uninstaller
The App Uninstaller section allows you to completely uninstall applications.
Simply dragging an app to the trash from the Finder often leaves behind associated files.
Our App Uninstaller ensures complete removal, preventing leftovers that can negatively impact your machine over time.
Within the accessory view section, you can view:
- The last opened application
- The first opened application
- The number of Apps installed
- The amount of storage used by your applications.
Note: This counter will not match the overall used disk space
Within the content view section, you can view:
- List of all installed applications
- View the date of installation
- View the size of the application and all its components that have been installed.
- With the option to Uninstall the selected application
Optimization History
Within the accessory view section also displays:
- Number of Junk Files cleaned
- Number of Apps uninstalled
- Number of Duplicate Files cleaned
- The date and type of scan that was last processed
Within the Optimization History section, you can access and view the history of actions taken to optimize your machine.
Within the content view section, you can view details like:
- Disk Space freed
- Name and Number of Apps uninstalled
- Type of File cleaned
- Date and Time